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goMicromorph Ltd. presentation

                           Contact:
                               Luc Feitknecht
                               goMicromorph GmbH
                               Hauptstrasse 9
                               CH-8750 Glarus
                               Switzerland

                              feitknecht@gomicromorph.com




Glarus
Activities of goMicromorph GmbH

Training:                   R&D consulting:                   Manufacturing:
¨C Thin-film PV-school:      ¨C Introducing tandem              ¨C Support of ramp-up
  ¨C amorphous silicon         modules in a running              issues
  ¨C microcrystalline silicon fabrication process              ¨C¡­
                            ¨C Testing new process
                              technologies
¨C Module manufacturing
                            ¨C Establish new PV
¨C Metrology issues
                              products
Focus on thin-film silicon technology
  Micro-morph




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Who is goMicromorph?

Dr. Luc Feitknecht, CEO,
 founder of goMicromorph
 GmbH, 2008
 independent PV consulting

Education:
                                                                   2006 - 2007
University of Neuch?tel, UNSW
 Sydney

Work experience:                                     2002 - 2006
Postdoc, project leader Uni
  Neuch?tel
ersol thin-film GmbH, Erfurt
intico solar AG, Vienna
Lecturer at university of applied
  sciences Buchs (NTB)
                                    1997 - 2002
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Activities of goMicromorph GmbH

Training:                      R&D consulting:                 Manufacturing:
¨C Thin-film PV-school:         ¨C Introducing tandem            ¨C Support of ramp-up issues
  ¨C amorphous silicon            modules in a running          ¨C¡­
  ¨C microcrystalline silicon     fabrication process
                               ¨C Testing new process
                                 technologies
¨C Module manufacturing
                               ¨C Establish new PV products
¨C Metrology issues
Focus on thin-film silicon technology

   amorph                       Micro-morph                    goMicromorph

                                                               On the Road to
                                                               high-power modules at low
                                                               manufacturing costs




    12 June 2011                   goMicromorph presentation                                 4
PV experience:
                           from lab to industry
                                                              0.68                                                                       70
                                                                               FF 550-600W/m?      FF 600-650W/m?        FF 650-700W/m?
                                                                               FF 700-750W/m?      FF 750-800W/m?        Mod. temp. 750-
                                                              0.66
                                                                                                                         800W/m? [¡ãC] 60

                                                              0.64
                                                                                                                                        50




                                                                                                                                              Moduletemperature [¡ãC]
                                                              0.62

                                                              0.60                                                                      40




                                                         FF
                                                              0.58                                                                      30

                                                              0.56
                                                                                                                                        20
                                                              0.54
                                                                                                                                        10
                                                              0.52

                                                              0.50                                                                      0
                                                                     0   500          1000           1500              2000          2500
                                                                          Ei irradiance in nominal hours at 1000W/m?




R&D activity at imt   Ersol thin-film: ramp-                  NTB lecturer & applied R&D
   Neuch?tel             up of the first a-Si                   in PV: long-term outdoor
Post-docposition:        turn-key fab                           studies on thin-film
   micromorph up-                                               modules
   scaling issues
   12 June 2011              goMicromorph presentation                                                                                         5
Fundamentals at imt Neuch?tel:
                       industrially relevant development
                                           7'000   Raman Crystallinity
                                           6'000


                                           5'000



                        Intensity [a.u.]
                                           4'000

4 x 4cm                                                     center
                                           3'000
                                                                             16.0 ?/s

                                           2'000
                                                                     15.8 ?/s

? Feasibility of        1'000   edge
                                                 14.7 ?/s

    ? Record efficiency     0
                              0     200 400   600    800  1'000 1'200 1'400
                                                                        -1

    ? New concepts
                                           Wavenumbers [cm ]
                                                                            35 x 45 cm
    ? New materials                   ? Uniformity of
? Training of new scientists                ? solar cell parameters (efficiency)
? Project controlling of national           ? Deposition rate
  and international R&D projects            ? Relevance to industry



   12 June 2011                                    goMicromorph presentation             6
Ramping-up the mass-production of a-Si
                          modules in Erfurt




? Setting up the fab                           ? Setting-up the tools
? Move-in of tools                             ? Training of engineers and operators
? Training of engineers and operators          ? Optimising the production process
                                                   ? On each tool
                                                   ? On the whole production line



 12 June 2011                 goMicromorph presentation                                7
Taking module outdoor data
                 and evaluation in Buchs
                                        0.68                                                                        70
                                                          FF 550-600W/m?      FF 600-650W/m?        FF 650-700W/m?
                                                          FF 700-750W/m?      FF 750-800W/m?        Mod. temp. 750-
                                        0.66
                                                                                                    800W/m? [¡ãC] 60

                                        0.64
                                                                                                                   50




                                                                                                                         Moduletemperature [¡ãC]
                                        0.62

                                        0.60                                                                       40




                                   FF
                                        0.58                                                                       30

                                        0.56
                                                                                                                   20
                                        0.54
                                                                                                                   10
                                        0.52

                                        0.50                                                                       0
                                               0   500           1000           1500              2000          2500
                                                     Ei irradiance in nominal hours at 1000W/m?




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Thank you.




                                           Luc Feitknecht
                                           goMicromorph GmbH
                                           Hauptstrasse 9
                                           CH-8750 Glarus
                                           Switzerland
                                           feitknecht@gomicromorph.com
12 June 2011   goMicromorph presentation                                 9

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  • 1. goMicromorph Ltd. presentation Contact: Luc Feitknecht goMicromorph GmbH Hauptstrasse 9 CH-8750 Glarus Switzerland feitknecht@gomicromorph.com Glarus
  • 2. Activities of goMicromorph GmbH Training: R&D consulting: Manufacturing: ¨C Thin-film PV-school: ¨C Introducing tandem ¨C Support of ramp-up ¨C amorphous silicon modules in a running issues ¨C microcrystalline silicon fabrication process ¨C¡­ ¨C Testing new process technologies ¨C Module manufacturing ¨C Establish new PV ¨C Metrology issues products Focus on thin-film silicon technology Micro-morph 12 June 2011 goMicromorph presentation 2
  • 3. Who is goMicromorph? Dr. Luc Feitknecht, CEO, founder of goMicromorph GmbH, 2008 independent PV consulting Education: 2006 - 2007 University of Neuch?tel, UNSW Sydney Work experience: 2002 - 2006 Postdoc, project leader Uni Neuch?tel ersol thin-film GmbH, Erfurt intico solar AG, Vienna Lecturer at university of applied sciences Buchs (NTB) 1997 - 2002 12 June 2011 goMicromorph presentation 3
  • 4. Activities of goMicromorph GmbH Training: R&D consulting: Manufacturing: ¨C Thin-film PV-school: ¨C Introducing tandem ¨C Support of ramp-up issues ¨C amorphous silicon modules in a running ¨C¡­ ¨C microcrystalline silicon fabrication process ¨C Testing new process technologies ¨C Module manufacturing ¨C Establish new PV products ¨C Metrology issues Focus on thin-film silicon technology amorph Micro-morph goMicromorph On the Road to high-power modules at low manufacturing costs 12 June 2011 goMicromorph presentation 4
  • 5. PV experience: from lab to industry 0.68 70 FF 550-600W/m? FF 600-650W/m? FF 650-700W/m? FF 700-750W/m? FF 750-800W/m? Mod. temp. 750- 0.66 800W/m? [¡ãC] 60 0.64 50 Moduletemperature [¡ãC] 0.62 0.60 40 FF 0.58 30 0.56 20 0.54 10 0.52 0.50 0 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 Ei irradiance in nominal hours at 1000W/m? R&D activity at imt Ersol thin-film: ramp- NTB lecturer & applied R&D Neuch?tel up of the first a-Si in PV: long-term outdoor Post-docposition: turn-key fab studies on thin-film micromorph up- modules scaling issues 12 June 2011 goMicromorph presentation 5
  • 6. Fundamentals at imt Neuch?tel: industrially relevant development 7'000 Raman Crystallinity 6'000 5'000 Intensity [a.u.] 4'000 4 x 4cm center 3'000 16.0 ?/s 2'000 15.8 ?/s ? Feasibility of 1'000 edge 14.7 ?/s ? Record efficiency 0 0 200 400 600 800 1'000 1'200 1'400 -1 ? New concepts Wavenumbers [cm ] 35 x 45 cm ? New materials ? Uniformity of ? Training of new scientists ? solar cell parameters (efficiency) ? Project controlling of national ? Deposition rate and international R&D projects ? Relevance to industry 12 June 2011 goMicromorph presentation 6
  • 7. Ramping-up the mass-production of a-Si modules in Erfurt ? Setting up the fab ? Setting-up the tools ? Move-in of tools ? Training of engineers and operators ? Training of engineers and operators ? Optimising the production process ? On each tool ? On the whole production line 12 June 2011 goMicromorph presentation 7
  • 8. Taking module outdoor data and evaluation in Buchs 0.68 70 FF 550-600W/m? FF 600-650W/m? FF 650-700W/m? FF 700-750W/m? FF 750-800W/m? Mod. temp. 750- 0.66 800W/m? [¡ãC] 60 0.64 50 Moduletemperature [¡ãC] 0.62 0.60 40 FF 0.58 30 0.56 20 0.54 10 0.52 0.50 0 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 Ei irradiance in nominal hours at 1000W/m? 12 June 2011 goMicromorph presentation 8
  • 9. Thank you. Luc Feitknecht goMicromorph GmbH Hauptstrasse 9 CH-8750 Glarus Switzerland feitknecht@gomicromorph.com 12 June 2011 goMicromorph presentation 9

Editor's Notes

  1. Thin-Film PV School, (c) IMT Neuch?tel December 2008 presented by L.Feitknecht